Omnia is a pretty new band to me. I only found out about them a few weeks ago, and now I hear that they are coming out with a new album called Alive soon. So even though they are from the Netherlands, Germany’s neighbor to the West, I thought I would tell you a little about them. Omnia consider their musical style to be “neo-celt”. Their songs are filled with melodies inspired from times gone by and drums that sound almost tribal. The music is filled with paganism and witchcraft themes. Omnia’s music is very creative and really brings you to another land if you listen long enough.

Omnia’s new album Alive will be released on October 7th on their own label, Pagan Scum, which is distributed by Rough Trade. You can listen to two of the CD’s 9 songs, “Alive” and “Wytches’ Brew”, on the band’s MySpace page. (There’s also an older song there, plus a song from their awesome electro-remix album Cybershaman.) If you like the album, you can buy the CD in Omnia’s webshop or order it from your favorite online music store.

The artwork inside was done by artist Alan Lee, who has illustrated numerous fantasy books including one version of Lord of the Rings. It seems like having well-known illustrators work on CD designs is becoming a popular trend, at least for some medieval and more ethnic musicians. Just last week, I wrote about Qntal’s album Silver Swan on which Brian Froud illustrated the artwork. I think these kinds of collaborations are great and really show off the talents of artists to new audiences.

Alive
01. Wytches’ Brew
02. The Raven
03. Alive!
04. Were you at the Rock?
05. Richard Parker’s Fancy
06. The Elven Lover
07. Satyrsex
08. Equinox
09. Fairy Tale

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